College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
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Chapter 7 - Conic Sections - Exercise Set 7.1 - Page 670: 11

Answer

Foci : $(-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},0)$ and $(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},0)$.

Work Step by Step

Write the equation in standard form: $x^{2}=1-4y^{2}\qquad/+4y^{2}$ $x^{2}+4y^{2}=1$ $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}}{1}+\frac{y^{2}}{\frac{1}{4}}=1$ Major axis parallel to the x-axis, horizontal, $a=1, b=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}$ Center: (0,0) Vertices: $(h-a, k),\quad (h+a, k) $ $(-1, 0),\quad (1, 0) $ $c^{2}=1-\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{4}$ $c=\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ Foci : $(-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},0)$ and $(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},0)$.
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